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Friday, February 28, 2014

It is the 28th of the month, so I am here to welcome you to another round with the Calendar Girls! We are now in our fourth year of posting and it has been a blast. Wonderful Challenges--Great Fun--Sweet Creations--and Awesome Friendships!

Who are the Calendar Girls? We are a group of bloggers who want to have a place where friendships blossom, creativity abounds, and encouragement prevails! In keeping with that dream, this blog group has been created so we will have a place to interact and enjoy being fellow bloggers. Kelly is the hostess this month and she posted our challenge---and quite a challenge it was.... .

This is what Kelly wrote: February's Challenge is Fancy Schmancy Fabulous Fabric!

I thought of this challenge before and during our trip to Hawaii earlier this month. While we were on the Big Island, we were shopping in the stores in Captain Cook, a few miles from our rental house. We stopped in a fabric store as we admired the bolts of wonderful fabric from the window. While browsing, we (well--Rebecca) thought that we would get some fabric to take home so I (remember, that was Rebecca's thought) can make a table runner and placemats as an island memory. We did get fabric--and that is a plan for a future project! However, I spied a basket of fat quarters sitting on the counter when I was waiting to check out. This month's challenge came back to me and I thought maybe I could create a card using some of the wonderful tropical fabrics, direct from Hawaii. I picked five different fabrics and used 4 of them to create bright banners on my card.

Please check out the blogs of all of the Calendar Girls—there are 10 of us. I am sure you will enjoy all the Fancy Fabric Creations! All of the blogs are listed on my left sidebar. Thanks for joining us this month

Wednesday, February 26, 2014

I am late posting........... but I am back with another card for The Crafters Café Challenge Blog (TCCCB). The card has been done for a day or so, but somehow I got mixed up on my days. I suppose I can blame it on jet-lag, however, I have been home for a week. Oh Well--I still think that!

Accessories—Copic Markers; SU Strawberry Slush Stretched Ruffled Ribbon, Basic Grey Fabric BradI hope you will play along this week with The Crafter's Café Challenge Blog too! Be sure to go to the blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Tuesday, February 25, 2014

There were some darn cute images that we could pick from. The images were so sweet and I went with two very familiar images. I colored them in more neutral tones, to match the picture. Thank you--Stamp Art Design by Kathryne

Accessories—Copic Markers; Nesties Labels 17; SU Gem Brads, Early Espresso Stitched Grosgrain RibbonI hope you will play along this week with the{PIN}Spirational Challenge, too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Sunday, February 23, 2014

Nichole is hosting a swap on SCS for birthday cards for men and boys. I enjoy making birthday cards, so I took a spot in each. This is for the boy category--all bright and blue.Here is the inside of my card:

Saturday, February 22, 2014

This card is for the monthly swap that Pam hosts on SCS. Each month we make 10 cards and include a matching envelope. They can be any theme for any month. All of the swappers are wonderful and I have receive awesome cards each and every month. And--here I am with a birthday card.

Thursday, February 20, 2014

Nichole is hosting a swap on SCS for birthday cards for men and boys. I enjoy making birthday cards, so I took a spot in each. This is for the men category. A bit of a confession here........ I made the card thinking the swap was for cards for men or boys--and not birthday specific. I used the Congratulations sentiment on the front of the card and then when I checked the details, I realized this did not fit what she posted. So--I went to my birthday drawer as I knew I had this Whipper Snapper sentiment, and I think it works! What do you think?

Here is the inside of my card that saved me from making 6 other cards!

Accessories—Artichoke Taffeta Ribbon; Gray BradsI hope you will play along this week with theMelonheadz Challenge too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Saturday, February 15, 2014

It is the 15thof the month and that means we get to show off another Dueling Darlings challenge. Debbie and I are the Darlings who came up with the challenge and theme for the teams this month-I am a Diva and Debbie is one of the Dazzlers.

Debbie and I started emailing back and forth on thoughts and ideas for our kits way back in September or October last year. Debbie provided the image for both teams--so you will see the same sentiment on all of the cards. We decided on the theme "Feel the Love", since we are posting the day after the Love Day--Valentine's Day. We then did a bit of conspiring...... and I am sure that does not surprise anyone.......... We are honoring our founding Mother's, I mean Darlings--Kelly and Jeanette. Now, of course, they do not know this twist.

These are the details that I sent to the Divas: Here is the
deal—this month we are honoring each of our founders, Jeanette and Kelly.(They are getting a different set of details,
without this part).So—please use the
theme Feel the Love to show your love to your leader or to both of them if you
wish.You can tell of some of the things
you “love” about them or point out some of the things you know they love—books,
family, God, coloring, etc.Add your own
details if you wish.

I think it is quite amazing how similar these two awesome ladies are. They do both love to read, place their family in high regard, love to laugh and joke around (well, maybe one more than the other...............) They do love to color their images and love layers on their cards. And, finally, I truly believe both of these women strive at all times to follow Galatians 5, verses 22-23--The fruit of the Spirit is Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Faithfulness, Gentleness and Self-control. With all of those thoughts, I created a card that I feel is so fitting to these two women I am proud to call a friend! And, I do promise that I will meet Kelly in real life sometime soon. I used Labels 7 as I die cut for the image to emphasize the outline of a book--you can decide which book is highlighted. I also used a card I received from Kelly a year or so ago as a guide for the layout--love the layers!

Here is the inside of my card as this too is a tip I gleaned from both Jeanette and Kelly--decorate the inside too!

I do hope that Kelly and Jeanette Feel the Love in this card. So, on this post- Valentine's Day, I along with my counter-part Debbie as well as all of the Darlings, wish them both a wonderfully, sweet day!Image/Sentiment—The Fruit is the Spirit of Love-company unknownPaper—Stampin' Up Cherry Cobbler, Primrose Petals, Strawberry Slush; Crate Paper Fourteen Darling/Cupid Designer Papers

Please be sure to stop in to see what all of the Divas as well the Dazzlers have created this month. All of the blogs are on the left sidebar of my blog.I am sure you will enjoy all of the loving cards that have been created this month!

Accessories—Copic Markers; Cuttlebug Heart Blocks Embossing Folder, Cherry Satin Ribbon, Red Hearts Satin RibbonI hope you will play along this week with The Crafter's Café Challenge Blog too! Be sure to go to the blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

Tuesday, February 11, 2014

There were some darn cute images that we could pick from. The images were cute little girls and I thought Miss Lilly was too sweet with her bouquet of roses! Thanks so much for the image--Little Blue Button Stamps!

Accessories—Copic Markers; Nesties Big Scallop Ovals; Pink Button and Baker's Twine; Red Heart BradI hope you will play along this week with the{PIN}Spirational Challenge, too! Be sure to go to the challenge blog and add your creations for the challenge this week! You can also check out the rest of the DT Creations with the links on the left sidebar.

About Me

Welcome to my crafting blog. I love card making and am happy to share some of my creations. I can also be found on Splitcoast Stampers as barbaralynn. I am a retired high school teacher and was also an Athletic Director. I am still active in the state AD assoc. as well as the NIAAA,
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